The Choc Pot, Rosebery

I'm so excited to announce that The Choc Pot is now officially open in Roserbery as of today 26/11/15! I used to travel all the way to Burwood just for their dessert of the month, and now rest assured eastern suburban as we got a new chill out place in the area and they are open until 10PM.

So I got a chance to visit the place yesterday for Instafoodie meet up and we were given several dessert to sample from.

The location of the place itself is still quite hidden and they will be placing signs today. Good news is there are heaps of parking in the area and so it'll be convenient to visit this place. The dining is pretty spacey and they definitely got the spot for the best lighting of all the spaces in the lot. They also have an open kitchen so you can take a peep of what's happening inside there..

The first dessert to come to our table is the Double Dip Fondue for Two. Should I tempt you with a Pot of Melted Belgian Milk Chocolate, Strawberries, Banana, Homemade Marshmallows, The Choc pot's cheeky choc fudge brownies and then go dobule dip with crunchy wafer pieces, colourful sprinkles and toasted coconuts! :)

Fondue for two $25

 The next dessert is their Original Signature dessert - Molten Chocolate Fondant with oozing chocolate in the middle of the pot and served with fresh strawberries on the side. This one is the 'never-to-be-missed' when you visited TCP!

TCP Signature - Choc Fondant $12.50 

This pretty little thing caught everyone's attention yesterday! It looks amazing and the combination of all the components in there are just scrumptious. Honeycrumb Waffnut - two stacks of cinnamon waffnuts with rock salt caramel ice cream and crunchy biscuit topped with Belgian chocolate, salted caramel and a waffle cone top hat.

Honeycrumb Waffnut $16

The S'more Nuts is next which is TCP's homemade crispy waffles with nuts crumbles, drizzled of Belgian chocolate and also homemade Marshmallows. Would love it even better if they torch the marshmallows a bit for colour and taste ;p Some of the foodie thought it was feta cheese when they were brought to our table ;p But apart from that, I can't agree more to some of the foodies too that the combination of choc, nuts and waffles are just the best!

S'more Nuts $14

 I've been seeing a post from Choc Pot on Instagram about "Dessert Invader" or something.. and apparently this amazing pot right here is the Choc Pot Invader! Mango Fondant, Creamy Coconut centre and drizzle of White Chocolate. I think this is the star of the day and that also is why they giving it out the last of our meet up. As they say saving the best for the last and the mango fondant really does stuck on my mind and I'm definitely bringing my own foodie troops to TCP Rosebery soon!

The Choc Pot Invader $12.50

So after reading this post, what are you waiting for.. Go ahead and try the Invader urself :) Hope u enjoyed them as much as I do ^^
Ooh, and their address is 61-71 Mentmore Avenue.
Opening hours now is 11AM - 10PM Sunday - Tuesday

Brewistas, Glebe

Another late post from me and my foodie team to Brewistas in Glebe :) The uhmazing Matcha shake is one of the reason for our visit. Went there with on a Sunday arvo.. Luckily, we got a table almost straight away..

Going through the entrance, we could see the Barista along with their baked goodies at the front of the counter..

Oreo shots muffins! Didn't get to try em cause we were too full!!

Even though the look from the outside the place is pretty small, it wasn't the case once u entered. There is this wide space of dining area with colourful walls and swings at the back of the area. I think it is a cozy place to chill and have a long catch up with your friends :)

Mr.M told me that their Vietnamese Coffee was really good.. but he ended up getting the Green Tea Latte instead ;p I tried a sip and I think that it tasted quite similar to the one in Toms and Toms. Not overly sweet and the green tea powder on top of the latte was just a great  idea :)

Ms.L ordered this very delicious and refreshing smoothies with a mix of berries and a profound passion fruit note in it.

And here is the Mighty Matcha Shakes! It also comes with Pepero sitcks, MAtcha buttons and heaps of whipped cream! Again, I think for a shake, it's really good and not sickening with the amount of sugar.. I can literally finished the entire jug by myself ;p

I tried their Bircher Muesli on the menu with fresh berries, sliced apples and crushed nuts.

Bircher Muesli $13

Ms.L ordered the Porky Pig, the first dish on the menu and it consists of Honey jam Korean pancake, poached egg, Bacon, Avocado, and Mango harbanero mayo. Quite a unique dish in my opinion especially the chewy pancake and u get that little surpise of honey jam in the middle which amazingly works really well with the bacon!

Porky Pig $16

Mr.M got the Hot Chicks - Deep Fried Chicken, Brioche Bun, Lettuce, pickled radish Daikon, served with crispy lotus root chips. Probably on of the best fried chicken burger I've eaten so far... The chicken was not greasy, the soft bun and the crunchy daikon are a perfect complement! A really smart way fusion-ing Korean Western Burger ;)

Hot chicks 18

Ms.N ordered the Smashed Avo which is hugeee in portion and comes with Pomegranate, Heirloom tomatoes, coriander and ricotta.

Smashed Avo $15

Another yummy treats from Brewistas is their Ssam Jang Burger! Juicy mince beef patty with Portabello mushrooms, lettuce, cheese and sam jang sauce. This is a definite must get when u visit Brewistas. I really love the idea on incorporating that gochujang base sauce with the asian-ly-seasoned mince beef :)

Ssam Jang Beef $19

Last but not least, the not to be missed when u come here is the Tiramisu Pot Plant! Steadfast Espresso soaked lady fingers layered with mascarpone and layered with oreo crumbles. So gooddd, highly addictive and highly recommended to be shared to 3 people max ;P

Overallll... So happy to finally visited this place. I would definitely be back for their lipsmakingly good Burgers! Sad a bit that they don't have Kevin Balls on their menu anymore, but I'm looking forward to their other menus in the future :)

Harry's, Bondi

I asked my Sister one evening, where shud I go for brunch this Sunday. Wihtout any hesitation she told me to try our Harry's in Bondi. She said they serve simple but amazing food and they got a pretty hotcakes as well like the one we had in Melbourne.

I was so excited so I called my Foodie friends and 7 of us went there ^^ We queue for about 30mins and then we finally were seated in the last table in the corner of the cafe.. The biggest table they got and good thing it was in the corner cause there will be a lot of talking and pictures taking ruckus from our table hehe..

Our table was also pretty close to the half open kitchen so we can monitor the pretty dishes coming out from the kitchen ;P

I got a tendency to order Latte now instead of Chai latte.. I think Melbourne did spoils me with great coffee that I love drinking them now even though not on a regular basis. The coffee was okay for me, cause I like a really strong burnt coffee note than a mild ones.

Mr.R ordered the Good Food Month recommended dish called Toast 2 Roast - Roast Chicken, tarragon, mushrooms, kale on duck fat toast with bacon crema. did not get a chance to try it out but Mr.R said it was great :) Good enough for me to write a review lol...

Toast 2 Roast - $25

Some of us ordered the Pulled Pork Burger which comes with sunny side up, bacon, coffee jam and an extra order for the sweet potato chips that was realllllyyyy good. Can't stop munching on it! The Chilli paste that comes with it complement the burger really well.

Pulled pork burger extra Chips $20

 Mr.P ordered the Beef Burger.

Beef burger with extra chips $20

Now for the girls, we ordered 3 of their special dishes~
First is the Crispy Rolled Egg - Braised Black Bean, Chorizo, Avocado, Cherry Tomato, Coriander and Lime. Loved the chorizo and the egg was crumbed and cooked perfectly! Great combo; the beans was cooked and seasoned very well.

The second one is the Blueberry & Ricotta Hotcakes. The pretty hotcakes, looks almost similar to the one I had in Melbourne. I really got high expectation on this one! Unfortunately, the hotcakes weren't as fluffy and it tasted pretty eggy in my opinion.. My friends said it was good but maybe again, my first hotcakes was the one in Melb, so I was expecting a similar texture a hotcakes should be. But the good thing is, the texture is lighter than the one I had, so u can probably finish the whole plate ;p

My favourite of the day apart from the Rolled egg is the Coconut Chia Pudding - House made Cranberry Granola, stone fruits, toasted coconut. So good! Even though it's better to have a splash of honey on top to give some hint of sweetness. But apart from that, love the texture and the freshness from the fruit adding body to the pudding.

Overall, the dishes they put up are all pretty and tasted delish. The queue can be annoying especially on Sunday, so better get in as early and don't forget to try my 2 faves dishes.. The crispy rolled egg and Coconut chia pudding :)

Sokyo Ramen Pop Up, The Star

I am probably too late to post this up cause apparently Sokyo Ramen Pop up has been going on for a while now... But it will still be running till the end of November, so there's still time for all of you to try it outtt :)

I went there last Saturday Night with my buddies Ms.L and Mr.P, and surprisingly there were no queue as I was told which is good ...

So here are the feast.. They offered 3 choices of Ramen up on the board; the tonkotsu, tantanmen and cold ramen. None of us fancy cold ramen. So we got the other two.

Mr.P and Ms.L got the Umami Tonkotsu 2.0 Ramen - Pork, Chicken & Seafood dashi, pork backfat, Umami Soy Kaeshi, Pork Cheek Chashu, Black Fungus, Marinated Egg, Nori, Yuzu Kosho. The broth was quite thick and rich, filled with all the porky goodness!

I got the Spicy Miso Tantanmen which also comes with Broccolini and tomato. Yes those veggies in tantamen. Never seen before in tantamen, cause they usually put just beansprout hihi.,. But it's a good different though..

I think I prefer the tonkotsu over the tantanmen, Probably I'm used to tantanmen from Ichiban Boshi that is thicker and richer than the one Sokyo made. It's still good though don't get me wrong.. :)

Not to forget we ordered Han's Fried Chicken which was super perfect as a side for the ramen! For the drink, I tried the Yuzu Pop Soda - Yuzu, passionfruit, Aloe Vera Juice, Orgeat Almond syrup and Soda. So fresh and had a strong passion fruit note.

Make sure to visit the place while it last and do come outside peak hours to avoid queue :)
Hope u enjoy it as much as I do ^^

Noodle Night Market 2015, Hyde Park

Noodle Night Market 2015 located in Hyde Park as they did every year and runs from 8-25 October everyday. With 50 food stalls across Hyde Park, I once again gathered up my foodie team to chow down some yummy foods there..

I think every year they have much more interesting food stalls than the previous year and the queue for the stalls was twiceee last year! U gotta have a good game strategy to skip the queue...
I went through the map and decided to go to Mrs.Mi first as we were starving and need some legit carb.

Saw this noodle making mannequin after I placed my order. I think it's creative :)

From Mrs.Mi, I got their Mince Pork Handmade Noodle and also the Fried Chicken which is so delish with sweet chilli sauce!

Also queue through Daniel San for their Pork and Chicken Skewer! I though the chicken is wayyy better than the pork. The pork was pretty dry and hard to chew off the skewer ;P
And not to be missed dessert-in at Messina for their Bao Chicka Bao Bao (Deep fried Gua Bao filled with peanut gelato, dipped in milk chocolate sauce and rolled in crushed nut) and also David Bao-wy (Deep fried Gua bao with salted coconut sorbet, dipped in white chocolate Mango Ganache and rolled in Cashew). I gotta hard time picking which one is my favourite. They were tooooooo yummeh.

We also made it to Devon before the queue starts to get crazy and got they Miso Corny Sundae which is quite an amazing combination with the miso and sweet corn ice cream, corn flakes, red bean azuki, Coriander and Lime syrup. I still prefer their blue pea flower though ;P

Aunty Yulia's Wagyu Beef rendang with Coconut Rice. I loveeeeee this dish! the chilli was spot on and the rendang was tenderrrr and generous in serving. The let down probably the rice, cause it was not fragrant enough for coconut rice. It tasted more like nasi lemak to mee.. ~~

 Grilled Eggplant for Mr.P ;p

Look at how crowded the place was! It was 6PM and it's getting darkkk >.<
I've been seeing this Cookie in the Whisky place on Instagram, so I've decided to check out what the fuss is about. Cause I usually am the type of person who will go eat all the foods and wouldn't care for any booze.

Apparently u need to get a drink for the cookie. So Mr.P and Mr.R got their liquor and I got the Cookieeee ~~ The cookie was created by Christina Tosi from Momofuku and her creation is the Whisky Infused Cookie. With a strong milky, maple syrup note and also she sprinkle whisky sugar on the dough before baking to add an extra hit of the whisky. smart! It was damn good and I keep on munching on it ;P

We were targeting Pork belly Bao from Mr.Bao, but the queue were just out of this world! So we decided to forget about that and went to the other side of the market to get the Pecking duck Fries from Bao Stop. The queue was not as short! So I  went on with my sis strategy to cut in line. I knowww it's not a noble thing to do, but to my defense, the seller in the stall was saying "next please" and no one come to the counter, so I know that's when I needed to barge in and order this amazeball dish! haha..

That's pretty much what I had in NNM this year.. Still a bit disappointed that I didn't get to taste the pork belly bao. Which means I would need to visit that place real soon andddd the N2 x Black Star Pastry's Teafogatto tooo T.T I shud've went to that stall first >.<

Anyhowww... it was a night well spent with my foodie-rs and the place was filled with joy and laughter. Such a great way to end Friday :)